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2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is programmed to periodically send a reminder to a device that indicates that the one or more medications should be used.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is programmed to send the reminder at preprogrammed time intervals.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is programmed to remind a user to use the one or more medications based on a monitored consumption of the one or more medications by the user.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an attachment device for attaching the sensor module to the container.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the attachment device comprises a movable sleeve coupled to a coaster, the movable sleeve being configured to hold the container.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a gripping device, wherein the gripping device comprises one or more coupling elements for attaching the gripping device to the container.
8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the attachment device comprises a pair of arms extending from a top surface of a coaster, the arms being configured to grip opposing sides of the container.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the pair of arms are on opposing sides of a top surface of the coaster.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the time sensor is configured to observe a time at which the one or more medications is used and generate time consumed data based on the observed time, the observed time being different data than the length of time of movement of the container.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises the time sensor, the weight sensor, and the motion sensor.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a battery configured to supply electrical power to the sensor module.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a charging port for receiving a charger for charging the battery.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises one or more sensors selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a location sensor, a humidity sensor, a tilt sensor, a level sensor, an optics-based motion sensor, and a touch sensor.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a module selected from the group consisting of a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, a Bluetooth Low Energy module, and a SIM module.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a local storage module configured to store the data.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a camera coupled to the communication module and configured to record use of the one or more medications.
19. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a tray comprising the container.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising reminding the user to use the one or more medications based on the monitored consumption of the one or more medications by the user.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the change in the one or more medications corresponds to a change in a weight of the one or more medications or motion of the container.
24. The method of claim 21, further comprising generating a report on the use of the one or more medications by the user based on the monitored consumption of the one or more medications by the user.
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September 10, 2024
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